Aching or grabbing pain from the joints and muscles of the cervical spine. The neck is comprised of 7 cervical vertebrae, each separated by a fibrocartilage disc, just like the rest of the spine. What makes this area different is that there
We understand that no two people are the same and tailor each consultation to meet your individual needs. Osteopathic treatment is very specific to your own individual condition so even if you have received a form of manual therapy previously, you may
Tension type headache, cervicogenic headache, migraine The three types of headache we treat are tension type, cervicogenic and migraine. This is because they are all potentially influenced or caused by problems in the joints and muscles of the neck/jaw or head. Other
Water safe resin casting and braces Osteopaths who have done training in fracture casting can apply a light weight resin cast for limb casting. The upper limb can have a scaphoid cast, short arm cast, or long arm cast. The lower limb
Nerve symptoms whose origin is unclear caused by partial compression in two spots The most common version of this entity we see would have to be carpal tunnel syndrome, where the median nerve is compressed by a tight carpal tunnel at the
Muscle injury from direct impact A common footballer’s injury, this results from blunt force trauma in any muscle – most commonly the thigh. Some impacts can be so severe that muscle is fully ruptured, so the more severe cases will need further
Nerve compression leading to severe pain and loss of nerve function Out of all the nerve entrapment conditions, this is the one you really don’t want. Radicular symptoms are a combination of shooting pain, paraesthesiae (tingles / numb areas), and muscle weakness.
Severe neck pain that is stuck bent in one direction We often see this condition in the developing spines of adolescents. It is not well understood or explained in the literature, but there are not usually any long term neck problems that
Raised viral infections of the feet Plantar warts are warts that appear anywhere on the feet. Plantar warts are caused by the same virus, human papilloma virus, that causes warts on other parts of the body. Anyone can have a wart but
Shooting pain in the back of the leg The sciatic nerve is formed by the lower two lumbar and the upper two or three sacral nerve roots. These converge in the pelvis to form the sciatic nerve which passes down the back
